One of the most interesting projects on the go right now. ‘It’s Yours, Take it’ originally spawned from the ‘Free Art Friday’ project in which artist would leave a piece of art on the street for someone to, hopefully, pick up, take home and cherish.

The IYTI project is much like ‘Free Art Friday’, but instead of one artist leaving art on their own, a bus load of artists leave a cornucopia of art in one place. ‘It’s Yours, Take it’ events have happened in many cities worldwide with work from artists across the globe.

We have covered Southsea IYTI event on Concrete Canvas back in July and Edwin looked forward to the Belfast event happening in November, as you can probably tell with all this coverage we think this event is awesome and we are asking people, on behalf of the organisers, to get involved.

So far events have taken place in eleven cities:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Southsea Hampshire, UK
Chicago, IL., US
Honolulu, HI, US
Tempe & Phoenix, AZ, US
Germany
Coffs Harbour, Australia
Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada
New Orleans,LA, US
Singapore
Boston, MA, US

Another five events are planned before the end of 2008. For more details on the event and how you can get involved check out the “It’s Yours, Take it” blog.

A show that you can go to and come home with a piece of the exhibition? yes that is the reality of free art shows, a growing trend worldwide. The concept allowing the artist to be free from pressures of performing exceptionally well or meeting the expectations of some higher being. They just get to be themselves and have some fun. Get yourself involved in one of these shows, the belfast one, appearing in early november is still accepting entries - there are no boundaries to this also- the more are that there is the more that there is to give away! Although there most likely will be one going down more local to yourself.

Get in touch with dogtired(the belfast show organizer) here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dogtired/

or possibly you could hold your own

Edwin.

The latest UK free art show hit the streets this weekend in Southsea, England. Featuring over 120 pieces from 60 artists local and worldwide. Some of whom traveled to attend the show. All of which donated the art to be exhibited and inevitably given away to whom ever took its fancy, hence the concept of “free art”

Check out some of the photos below and possibly visit the links, details regarding the next show are posted, some of which are being held worldwide

Get Involved

Edwin

http://www.flickr.com/groups/freeartfriday/

http://www.flickr.com/groups/itsyourstakeit/